1984 Peach Bowl

1984 Peach Bowl
Purdue Boilermakers Virginia Cavaliers (7–4) (7–2–2) Big Ten ACC 24 27 Head coach:  Leon Burtnett Head coach:  George Welsh AP Coaches NR NR AP Coaches NR NR
1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 10 14 0 0 24 Virginia 7 7 7 6 27
Date	December 31, 1984
Season	1984
Stadium	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	Offensive: Howard Petty, Virginia Defensive: Ray Daly, Virginia
Referee	Tommy Miller (SICOA)
Attendance	41,107
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Verne Lundquist and Steve Davis

The 1984 Peach Bowl featured the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten against the Virginia Cavaliers of the ACC. Virginia defeated Purdue 27–24 in the first bowl game in school history.

Purdue jumped out to a 24–14 halftime lead, but Virginia scored the only points of the second half with a touchdown and two field goals in order to pull out the win. Purdue quarterback Jim Everett passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns, but the Boilermakers gained just 75 yards rushing and committed four turnovers in their first bowl loss.| source = Purdue finished the season 7–5 and tied for second place in the Big Ten. Virginia finished 8–2–2.